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Victor Pelevin. Intelligentsia vs. Intellectuals.

 
 
Victor Pelevin “The Sacred Book of Werewolf”
 
In speaking of intelligentsia’s debt of guilt to the nation, he kept using two terms that I thought were synonyms – ‘intelligentsia’ and ‘intellectuals’.  After a while I just had to ask:
 
‘But what difference is there between a member of the intelligentsia and an intellectual?”
 
‘There’s a very big difference,’ [...]

JVS – WISE – Skills that I am unwilling to use

1. Humanitarian (orange).
2. Communication (yellow). Consult, speak before groups, promote, meeting the public.
3. Leadership/Management (blue).
4. Mental/Analytical (gray). Edit, monitor, manage records.
5. Mental/Creative (pink).
6. Creative Expression (lavender).
7. Physical (green). Operate equipment.

JVS – WISE – Skills to Develop

1. Humanitarian (orange).
2. Communication (yellow). Serve as a liaison, sell.
3. Leadership/Management (blue). Determine policy.
4. Mental/Analytical (gray).
5. Mental/Creative (pink).
6. Creative Expression (lavender). Perform, display, produce events, invent.
7. Physical (green). Work outdoors, repair/restore, build/construct.

JVS – WISE – Personal Skills Profile

So that is me.  Taking Shape.
1. Communication: influence, motivate, persuade.
2. Creative Expression: design, food preparation, create images, compose.
3. Physical: use body coordination.
The rest of the skills:
1. Humanitarian. Major: listen, coach, counsel. Secondary: advocate, take care of others. Minor: provide hospitality, train, instruct.
2. Communication. Major: explain, influence/persuade, facilitate groups, motivate. Secondary: interview. Minor: write.
3. Leadership. Major: initiate. [...]

JVS – My Profile

Past Positions: secretary, executive secretary, logistics officer, tutor, telemarketer, trained to be a mechanical engineer (physical metallurgy), Information Systems Specialist
Personality Dimensions:
1st Colour — Blue (14): core need – self-actualization, seeks harmony, tries to make world a better place
2nd Colour — Green (10): analytical and systematic, intellectual stimulation; knowledge and competence
3rd Colour — Gold (9): duty [...]